"New" Meinig Park - 1963

This photo is in the original Meinig Park on the 4th of July, 1891. The Meinigs opened the park in the early 1890s for community use and the big social event each year was the 4th of July picnic. The original park was approximately a quarter mile east of the “New” Meinig Park, where the Assembly of God Church and the Sandy Post Office are now located.

The “New” Meinig Park is behind city hall and a beautiful place to stop after the tour. This park was a portion of the first piece of property owned by Friedrich Meinig. It was sold to the city by the Meinig heirs in 1963.

Meinig Park has been the home of Sandy Mountain Days since 1972. The festival is held the second weekend of July. During the festival the park will see an excess of 50,000 people.